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Dave Prizio

Dave Prizio
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Dave Prizio has been plying the skies of the L.A. basin and beyond since 1973. Born into a family of builders, it was only natural that he would make his living as a contractor and spend his leisure time building airplanes. He has so far completed four—two GlaStars, a Glasair Sportsman, and a Texas Sport Cub—and is helping a friend build an RV-8. When he isn’t building something, he shares his love of aviation with others by flying Young Eagles or volunteering as an EAA Technical Counselor. He is also an A&P mechanic, Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR), and was a member of the EAA Homebuilt Aircraft Council for six years.

Maintenance Matters

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Look beyond the starter motor to solve starting problems.

Give Yourself a Brake

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Brakes are pretty simple to install and maintain, but they are also pretty important. The stopping, and in many cases steering, of your airplane...

Maintenance Matters

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Changing your oil.

Maintenance Matters: Aircraft Fasteners

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Holding it all together. An introduction to aircraft fasteners.

Trike to Dragger

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Making the switch.

Maintenance Matters

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The tale of the scale reveals the truth.

Maintenance Matters

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Save time and money changing tires.

Maintenance Matters

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Internal timing for Slick magnetos.

Maintenance Matters

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Timing Slick Magnetos.

Just Aircraft’s SuperSTOL

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Amazing STOL performance in a plane you can live with every day.

In Case You Missed It

repairman certificate

The Repairman Certificate

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Those of us who have built or are building Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft know that one...

Shaving Time With Occam’s Razor

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Troubleshooting is an art—an art based on experience, knowledge—and sometimes a little luck. I...

World Beater

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Rotax’s spunky 916 brings new tech and international appeal to a venerated design.

Homemade Open-End Wrench

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Anyone who knows me is familiar with my love of homemade tools. It comes...